We are thrilled to announce the keynote speakers for the 2016 Conference!
First year and new Alumna track. Check out the schedule.
June 15-18, 2016
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
325 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654
Wed, Thurs, & Fri 9:00am-6:30pm
Sat 11:00am-4:00pm
Naomi Ceder
Naomi Ceder has been learning, teaching, using, and talking about Python since 2001. She is the author of the Quick Python Book, 2nd edition, the sprints organizer for PyCon, and the co-founder of Trans*Code, a UK based hack day focussing on trans issues. Having worked as an organizer in various communities for almost 20 years, Naomi is a member of the board of directors of the Python Software Foundation for 2015/2016. She speaks about her own experiences of marginalization with the hope of making the communities she loves more diverse and welcoming. In her spare time she enjoys knitting and deep philosophical conversations with her dogs.
Annyce Davis
Annyce is an Android Google Developer Expert. She has been in the tech industry for over a decade and has spent the past 5 years developing applications for the Android ecosystem across multiple form factors. She is also a international conference speaker and author, sharing her knowledge of Android development with others. In addition, Annyce is active in the Washington, DC tech scene and assists with running a local meetup focused on Android development and design.
Julianna Rusakiewicz
Actor turned designer turned developer, I am a bootcamp graduate trying to make my way in an ever-changing and growing field. I grew up in New England and became an adult in New York City, so I yearn for the city and the woods. I primarily develop in Ruby on Rails and AngualrJS, though I am often asked to update WordPress sites. After 15 years in the Theater scene, I accepted a position at a creative agency in Midtown Manhattan. I am constantly learning and trying new things!
Alex Qin
Alex Qin is a Brooklyn based engineer and educator. She spends a lot of time thinking about how to make programming accessible to all. During work hours, she writes code at Skillshare. In her spare time, she enjoys teaching children and adults to code with ScriptEd, Technovation, and giving talks about code, community, and accessibility. She also loves food, and spent part of last summer building a vegetable farm in Brooklyn where the Domino Sugar Factory used to be.
Fureigh
Fureigh is an Oakland-based software architect who believes technology should be kind to humans and so should the state. After their 2014 Code for America fellowshipreducing repeat 911 calls in Long Beach, Calif., they joined 18F, a digital strategy team transforming the federal government from the inside out. Fureigh started New York City’s Drupal Ladder skill-building meetups, has taught United Nations employees how to use Git, and has spoken at conferences ranging from Open Source Bridge toCreating Change.
Coraline Ada Ehmke
Coraline Ada Ehmke is a speaker, writer, teacher, open source advocate and technologist with 20 years of experience in developing apps for the web. As a founding member of Open Source 4 Women and Contributor Covenant, she works diligently to promote diversity and inclusivity in open source. Her current interests include refactoring, code analytics and artificial intelligence.
Write/Speak/Code 2016 Conference for women coders
June 15-18, 2016
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
325 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654
Wed, Thurs, & Fri 9:00am-6:30pm
Sat 11:00am-4:00pm
Accessibility, Inclusion, & Intersectionality
Free childcare
Mothers/lactation room
Wheelchair accessible venue
CART transcription
Ramadan accomodations